Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Name Your Song

Our pastor’s sermon last Sunday was taken from Psalm 133 which
talks about unity. Verse 1 says: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity!” He made
several good points about differences in the Body of Christ and how these
differences become hurdles that we overcome in order to stand together in love for
the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I liked the creative way he showed those of us sitting in the
9:00 a.m. service just how different we all are. He asked us to think of a song that describes
our life. People began shouting out
titles to songs and some were hilarious, like Ann who sat behind me. She yelled:
“I Will Survive!” Remember that
one by Gloria Gaynor?

Now that spring is here, I’m enjoying my prayer garden in the
early hours of the morning. It’s a
wonderful setting to meet my Lord and praise Him along with the chirping birds,
the blooming flowers and the rising son.
I feel His presence so close as I pray so the song that best describes
my life is “Draw Me Close to You.” It
was written by Michael W. Smith and I often listen to Kathy Troccoli sing it on her
Album, Draw Me Close To You.

Draw me close to you
Never let me go
I lay it all down again
To hear you say that I'm your friend
You are my desire
No one else will do
Cause nothing else can take your place
To feel the warmth of your embrace
Help me find the way
Bring me back to you

You're all I want
You're all I've ever needed
You're all I want
Help me know you are near

I love the song you mentioned sister Mary. I also love the version sang by "The Katinas".

Unity is indeed important and how fun for your pastor to make everyone in your church understand how important that is if we truly belong to Christ.

Oh, it's hard to choose among my fav songs what describes my life. But lately,I'm hooked on "In My Own Little World" by Matthew West. I love it, too when he sang it with his guitar.

I still remember that video you posted where you recorded yourself doing your devotion in your comfy garden. I still remember your sweet voice praying for us who visited you. You're truly beautiful inside and out as His love truly shines within you. I guess...you're indeed always drawing closer and closer to the Lord! God bless and protect you sister! Thanks for your prayers and I also remember you in mine.

I enjoy those new chorus too, and have been especially remembering the older hymns as I would try to sing them from memory to my mother just before she passed on to glory.I would sing, What a friend we have in Jesus and she would smile. Thank you for sharing today, at Tell me a story. You are always welcome here.

My song? That's a tough one. Probably my favorite one from *our* generation was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" or "You've Got A Friend." I always used to think of Jesus when I sang the lyrics to those songs.

As far as contemporary music, I really love "Revelation Song" - I belt out that chorus like a warrior:

With all creation I sing,Praise to the King of kings,You are my everything,And I will adore You.

I love the idea of a prayer garden. I pray in the garden often but the thought of making a conscious decision to do this is very appealing to me. Thanks for the idea. I'm here from the Tell me a story hop.

I'm a wife, a mom, and a grammy. I like to read and write stories. I like to cook, bake and scrapbook. I have a strong interest in prayer, nutrition and exercise. I'm on a journey to keep rejoicing at all times! Friendship is important to me. I hope that you feel welcome here.